Mississippians take part Thursday in Great ShakeOut earthquake drill

5:37 PM,
Oct. 16, 2013

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The Clarion-Ledger

Top Mississippi officials are encouraging residents to take part in the Great ShakeOut, a nationwide earthquake preparedness exercise sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Robert Latham say the exercise is an opportunity for residents to review what to do in the event of an earthquake and to fine-tune preparedness. More than 218,000 Mississippians have signed up to take part in the nationwide exercise at 10:17 a.m. More than 18.2 million have signed up around the country.